Many , but not all , maple shoetree havetheir characteristic red leaf year round . The Nipponese maple sept , which let in six sub - metal money , is among the most well - known of the perennially red maple . These trees are aboriginal to Japan , Russia and China , but have become democratic for their colour , size of it and relative hardiness , and are bred and planted worldwide .

Japanese Maple or Acer Palmatum

Japanese Maple ( or Acer Palmatum ) is a popular and comparatively common ornamental tree that is now found worldwide . Nipponese maple reach heights of 20 to 50 feet and in their aboriginal environs , which are Japan , China , Russia , Korea , are often an understory plant life ( grow under tumid trees ) in shaded woodland . They are prized as ornamental tree for their beautiful perennial red leave of absence .

Common Japanese Maple Cultivars

vulgar Japanese maple cultivar ( varieties developed for commercial use ) include Bloodgood , Butterfly , Golden Pond , Dissectum , Hupp ’s Swarf and Little Princess . Most of these commercial cultivar have been developed due to the popularity of the Japanese maple as an ornamental tree diagram .

Why Japanese Maples Have Red Leaves Year Round

Japanese maples have their red leave due to a low amount of chlorophyl and a high amount of the pigment anthocyanin present in the leaves . Nipponese maple are by nature a low - chlorophyl understory tree , and anthocyanin is a nonphotosynthetic paint that protects the leaves from sun terms , like UV radiation . So unlike trees that have green leave-taking most of the year and red / jaundiced / dark-brown leave in the crepuscule , Nipponese maples have cherry-red leaves year round .

Photosynthesis and the Chlorophyll Cycle

Despite the year - round cherry-red color of the farewell , Japanese maples do produce chlorophyl a and boron like all photosynthetic plant life , but only in comparatively small quantity . And Japanese maple do carry out photosynthesis like all other trees . you could well confirm this fact by cover with a theme cup of tea a small subdivision with a few leaves of a Japanese maple and come in back to check 24 60 minutes subsequently . The leafage will have start out to turn from ruddy red to pale light-green , especially at the vein as the plant shift to a gamey - chlorophyl cycle to endeavor to bring forth more energy . It should be mark that Nipponese maples have a slow metabolism and are a slow - growing plant related to their depleted chlorophyl yield .

Sugar Maple

The Sugar maple , or Acer saccarum , is the specie of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that grows commonly in Vermont and the Eastern United States . It is used to produce maple syrup . The Sugar maple has ruddy leaf , but only seasonally , as the leaves reverse yellow - chocolate-brown in the fall .

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